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EDGAR A. SPAULDING, F PIICENIX, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,015, dated January 14, 1902. Application iiled Octob er 23, 1900. Serial No. 34,018. (No model.)

"To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR A. SPAULDING, of Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa-,Arizona Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles; and I do hereby declare the following vto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in harness-saddles; and. it has for its object the production of a saddle of this character which will be simple in construction and at the same time be capable ofperfect adjustment with relation to the back oi a horse, whereby a maximum degree of comfort is obtained.

In carrying out my invention the pad-supporting plates are pivotally supported by the saddletree and held by suitable means at any desired angle or left to oscillate free, if preferred. The pads are secured to said plates by clamps, which are longitudinally adjustable therein. By means of thisconstruction the pads are capable of both a pivotal and longitudinal adjustment with relation to the saddletree, thereby securing aperfect t upon the back of a horse.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a rear elevation of my improved harness-saddle. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the pads and its supporting-plates. Fig. 3 is a sec tional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.- Fig. L is a detail view of one of the rein-terrets. Fig. 5 is a viewof a slight modication. Fig. G is a transverse sectional View illustrating the pivot-pins.

Referring to the drawings, designates the saddletree, having its arm 11 provided with bifurcated ends 12 to receive the lugs 13 of the lug-plates 14, the arms a of said bifurcations being connected by a web W. Said lugs are formed of a lower base portion having opposite ears 35, provided with squared holes or openings o, coincident with corresponding holesor openings in said bifurcated ends, rods or bolts 15 being passed through said openings, whereby the said lugs and bifurcated ends are pivotally united. The rods or bolts 15 are squared at the point where they pass through ears 35, or they may be provided with any other suitable non-pivotal connection. The bifurcated ends 12 are each provided with a boss or enlargement having a central threaded bore 16, arranged to receive the threaded shank 17 of the rein-terret 18, the lower end of said shank being adapted to pass between the opposite ears of the lugs 13 and engage the pivot pin 15, whereby the plate 14 may be rigidly held at any desired angle with relation to arm 11.

The plate 14 is provided with a longitudinal recess 19, which is intended to receive the thill-tug-supporting strap 20,the skirt 2l coming flush with the under side of the plate 1li and strap 20. The pad 22 is made in any preferred form and of any suitable material, the same being held in position by a clampingplate 23 passed thereunder. The latter is provided with internally-threaded bosses 24, designed to receive the threaded ends of bolts 25, which are passed through slots 261 in the lug-plate 14. By means of these slots and bolts the pad may be adjusted to tit horses of various sizes,the clamp being tightened or loosened by turning the bolts by means of a wrench or other suitable tool applied to the headed end of the same. The clamp-plate 23 is strengthened adjacent bosses 24 by means of webs 2S. It will be noted that when the clamp is tightened the same will cause the pad to fold around the edges thereof, forming a pocket which will etfectually prevent the metal of said clamp from coming in contact with the skin of the horse.

In practice the rein-terrets 1S are unscrewed and the pad 22 adjusted to the angle of the horses back, after which the terret is again screwed down to prevent further movement. The pad is also adjusted longitudinally by means of the bolts 25, being free to move in slots 26, whereby a perfect iit is obtained. After the adjustment is obtained the bolts 25 are tightened to prevent further movement of the pad.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slight modification of the terret. In this form the terret 29 is provided with a threaded recess to receive the shank 30 of an eyebolt 31. In practice the shank 30 is passed through a suitable opening formed in the web W of the bifurcated ends 12, the pivot-bolt extending through the eyebolt 31.

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